On This Day in Music: August 12

On August 12 in music history, 48 artists were born, 24 died and 6 other milestones happened, among them Buck Owens (1929), Del "The Funkee Homosapian" (1972) and Mstislav Rostropovich (1927).

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Buck Owens

Buck Owens, [Alvis Edgar], Sherman Texas, country singer (Hee Haw) was born

Del "The Funkee Homosapian"

Del "The Funkee Homosapian", rapper was born

Mstislav Rostropovich

Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich, cellist/conductor was born

Pat Metheny

Pat Metheny, jazz guitarist (As Wichita Falls) was born

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Al Goodman

Al Goodman, Nikopol Russia, orchestra leader (NBC Comedy Hour) was born

Alexander Albrecht

Alexander Albrecht, composer was born

Alexander Yossifov

Alexander Yossifov, composer was born

Andy Hui

Andy Hui, Hong Kong actor and singer was born

Buck Owens

Buck Owens, [Alvis Edgar], Sherman Texas, country singer (Hee Haw) was born

Cliff Fish

Cliff Fish, rocker (Paper Lace) was born

Del "The Funkee Homosapian"

Del "The Funkee Homosapian", rapper was born

Earl Coleman

Earl Coleman, singer was born

Ettore Panizza

Ettore Panizza, composer was born

Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley

Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley, composer was born

Georg Christoph Leuttner

Georg Christoph Leuttner, composer was born

Gerard Masson

Gerard Masson, composer was born

Giovanni Legrenzi

Giovanni Legrenzi, composer was born

Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber

Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, composer was born

Heinrich Sutermeister

Heinrich Sutermeister, Swiss composer (Romeo & Juliet) was born

Heintje

Heintje, [Hendrik Simons], Dutch singer (Mama) was born

Jade Villalon

Jade Villalon, American singer/songwriter was born

Jean Louis Nicode

Jean Louis Nicode, composer was born

Joe Jones

Joe Jones, American R&B singer (d. 2005) was born

Johann Baptist Lasser

Johann Baptist Lasser, composer was born

Joji Yuasa

Joji Yuasa, composer was born

Jose Ignacio Prieto Arrizubieta

Jose Ignacio Prieto Arrizubieta, composer was born

Joseph Barnby

Joseph Barnby, conductor/academic principal was born

Kid Creole

Kid Creole, [August Darnell], rocker/actor (Obsession A Taste of Fear) was born

Lawrence Hayward

Lawrence Hayward, English musician (Felt, Denim, Go Kart Mozart) was born

Manuel Blancafort

Manuel Blancafort, composer was born

Martin Gerbert

Martin Gerbert, [von Hornau], prince-abbot/music historian was born

Matt Thiessen

Matt Thiessen, Canadian/American musician (Relient K) was born

Maurice Greene

Maurice Greene, composer was born

Mezio Agostini

Mezio Agostini, composer was born

Mikko Viljami "Linde" Lindström

Mikko Viljami "Linde" Lindström, Finnish guitarist was born

Morty Black

Morty Black, heavy metal rocker (TNT-7 Seas) was born

Mstislav Rostropovich

Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich, cellist/conductor was born

Park Yong-ha

Park Yong-ha, South Korean actor and singer was born

Pat Metheny

Pat Metheny, jazz guitarist (As Wichita Falls) was born

Percy Mayfield

Percy Mayfield, US singer (Please Send Me Someone to Love) was born

Pete de Freitas

Pete De Freitas, rocker (Echo & the Bunnymen-Heaven Up Here) was born

Porter Wagoner

Porter Wagoner, country singer, discovered Dolly Parton (Y'All Come), (d. 2007) was born

Ramon Gonzalez Barron

Ramon Gonzalez Barron, composer was born

Ron Mael

Ron Mael, [J Ronald Day], Culver City Ca, rock keyboardist (Sparks) was born

Roy Hay

Roy Hay, guitarist (Culture Club-Do You Really Want to Hurt Me) was born

Ruth Lowe

Ruth Lowe, Canadian pianist and composer (I'll Never Smile Again) (d. 1981) was born

Sergey Mikhaylovich Slonimsky

Sergey Mikhaylovich Slonimsky, composer was born

Sir Mix A Lot

Sir Mix A Lot, American rapper was born

Tom Holkenborg

Tom Holkenborg, drummer (Weekend at Waikiki) was born

Vaclav Vackar

Vaclav Vackar, composer was born

Wednesday 13

Wednesday 13, American musician (Wednesday 13, Murderdolls) was born

William Mac Lance "Tiny" McCloud

William Mac Lance "Tiny" McCloud, musician/songwriter was born

Died on August 12

Alfonso Ferrabosco

Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer, dies at 45

Anna Held

Anna Held, Polish-born actress and singer (b. 1872)

Christie Allen

Christie Allen, British-Australian pop singer (b. 1954)

Franz de Paula Roser

Franz de Paula Roser, composer, dies at 50

Gene Cherico

Gene Cherico, bassist, dies at 59

Georges Martin Witkowski

Georges Martin Witkowski, composer, dies at 76

Giovanni Gabrieli

Giovanni Gabrieli, Italian composer (Madrigali), dies at about 60

Helvi Lemmikke Leiviska

Helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer, dies at 80

Ignaz Franz Xaver Kurzinger

Ignaz Franz Xaver Kurzinger, composer, dies at 73

Irene Campbell

Irene Campbell, British actress/dancer (Wicker Man, St Justice), dies

Jacopo Peri

Jacopo Peri, Itallian opera composer, dies at 71

Jean Joseph Rodolphe

Jean Joseph Rodolphe, composer, dies at 81

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat, US musician/graffiti painter (Gray, SAMO), dies

Joe Tex

Joe Tex, rocker, dies at 49

John Cage

John Cage, avante-garde composer, dies of a stroke at 79

Josef Bulva

Josef Bulva died

Leoš Janáček

Leoš Janáček, Czech composer (b. 1854)

Les Paul

Les Paul, American musician (b. 1915)

Luther Allison

Luther Allison, blues performer (Motown), dies of cancer at 57

Marcel Mihalovici

Marcel Mihalovici, composer, dies at 86

Mónica Miguel

Mónica Miguel died

Richard Lugner

Richard Lugner died

Richie Hayward

Richie Hayward, American musician (Little Feat) (b. 1946)

Ronnell Bright

Ronnell Bright died

Releases & milestones on August 12

Hollywood Undead

Hollywood Undead released the album 'Hotel Kalifornia'

Kasabian

Kasabian released the album 'The Alchemist's Euphoria'

Megan Thee Stallion

Megan Thee Stallion released the album 'Traumazine'

Smash Mouth

Smash Mouth released the album 'Mercury Comet'

Takuya Kimura

Takuya Kimura released the album 'Q141493850'

The Halo Effect

The Halo Effect released the album 'Days of the Lost'

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